Aoki backs Koizumi in LDP race

Aoki backs Koizumi in LDP race

TOKYO, Japan - Mikio Aoki, an influential member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its largest faction, leaves a Tokyo hotel in a car Sept. 4 after announcing his support for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's reelection as president of the ruling party.

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